1) Your 2 year-old says “Vamanos!” as you leave the house. (Passersby commend you on your bilingual teachings, but you know that it’s really all Dora’s doing.)

2) You’ve actually referred to at least one of the Backyardigans as a jerk.

3) Everyone in your household knows that there are three separate Strawberry Shortcake series- the oldest of which is the one you yourself watched as a child. (And they also know about your very real fear of The Purple Pieman.)

4) Dreams have featured the Dinosaur Train. You’ve ridden on it in these dreams. And it was awesome.

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9) You wonder why Linny and Tuck are still friends with Ming Ming when she is such an obvious cooze to both of them all. the. time.10) You may or may not have described Dr. Scott the Paleontologist as "better looking in person" to justify crushing on him.11)Just sit the hell down, Gerald. Circle time isn't about you.

when my daughter was about 2, i was in the kitchen and i hear a little voice saying "ayudame, ayudame." i thought my daughter was playing. she said it again but "Mommy – ayudame, ayudame" when I got to her, she'd wedged her foot in a tiny spot and was stuck, couldn't move. i was laughing too hard to help her at first, but i did end up getting her free. Thank you Dora for giving my daughter the ability to ask for help in 2 languages!

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Hi, I'm Keely. I write plays, columns, Chicago theatre reviews, and the occasional nerdtacular fan fiction. I can be found freelancing with The Chicago Tribune, as a columnist at The MIX 101.9FM (Moms In The Mix!), as a contributor for both Hey Baby Chicago and Chicago Parent magazines, and by the tamale cart at the end of my block. Also? I use hyperbole more than anyone in the whole world. Read More…